Some salad dressing have flavor enhancers in the MSG family, and some have hydrogenated oils, the bastard cousins of canola oil.

Solution: It’s quite easy to dress your own salad in extra virgin olive oil or flax oil, coupled with coconut vinegar, lemon, apple cider vinegar, or balsamic vinegar. You can get fancy and make your own salad dressing concoctions with dried herbs, or with coconut cream or avocado. I often just squeeze a whole avocado out if it’s shell and onto my salad.

The only salad dressing I’ve seen as yet that seems okay is by Bragg’s brand. It has simple ingredients and is made with olive oil. If you know of others, please share on the blog.

3. Upgrade Your Toppings

Rather than just some sad tomato slices, get some real nutrition going on that salad with delicious and filling toppings.